Ironing table



Dec. 25 1923. 1,475,951

E. 1.. GOLDEN IRONING TABLE Filed June 6 '1922 W/TIVfSSES I'll EH70)? EL. Golden BY Q g ,4 TTUR/VEYS Patented Dec. 25, 1923.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD L. GOLDEN, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

IRONING TABLE.

Application filed June 6, 1922. Serial No. 586,251.

To all whom it may, concern: 4

Be it known that I, EnwAnn L. GononN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Manistee, in the county of Mauistee and 5 State of Michigan, have invented anew and Improved Ironing Table, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in ironing tables and it pertains more particularly to an ironing table of the folding type. It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a new and improved ironing table.

in which the ironing surface is supported 15 by three points of contact with the floor or the like.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an ironing table which may be folded into compact form when not in use.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the ironing table so that the parts of the under frame are brought together and held by the supportiugparts when not in use.

It is a further object of the invention to construct a folding ironing table so that the several parts are permanently attached thereto.

With the above and other objects in view, reference is had-to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the ironing table set up ready for use;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation showing 5 the under frames and supporting legs in folding position; 1

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the ironing table with the under frames'and supporting legs in the folded position. 4 Referring more particularly to the drawings the device comprises an ironing board 5, one end of which is tapered as indicated at 6, as in the ordinary construction of ironin"' boards. I ltigidly secured to that end of the ironing board 5 opposite the tapered'end, by means of suitable fastening means 7, is a U-shaped bracket 8, said bracket having depending legs 9, and extending through the depending legs 9 of the bracket 8, is a rod 10. Dis osed on the outside of the leg members 9 o the U-shaped bracket 8, are supporting legs 11, and said-supporting legs are pivotally mounted upon the rod 10, as indicated by the reference character 12. These legs 11 til are rigidly connected near their lower ends by means of a transversely-extending bar 13, and near their upper ends they are connected by a transversely-extending bar 14, each of said bars being rigidly secured to the legs 11. Extending from a point adjacent the center of the upper transverse bar 14 and extending diagonally of their respective ends of the lower bar 13, are braces 15, said braces being rigidly secured to the bars 13 and 14.

Extending longitudinally of the legs 11 are two spaced bars 16, and said spaced bars 16 are connected at their ends to the transverse bars 13 and 14. Pivotally mounted on the rod are two legs 18 and said legs '18 converge toward one another at their free end and aresecured together atsaid. free end by means of a rivet 19, belt, or the like. At a point substantially central of the ends of these two legs 18, a brace 20 is pivotally mounted as indicated by the reference character 21, this pivotal mounting carrying blocks 22, by means of which the legs 18 are maintained in spaced relation.

Secured to the under face of the ironing board 5 is a uide 23, and said guide 23 is provided with a notch 24, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. Forming a part of the guide 23 is a spring member 25. and carried by the upper end of the brace 20 and sliding between the. guide 23 and the spring member 25 is a pin 26. The spring lies adjacent the guide 23 and serves to maintain the pin 26 in the notch 24 when the table is opened up for use.

Pivotally connected as at 30 between the legs 18 is a tension bar 31, and said tension bar 31 is provided with a notch 32 adapted to receive the lower end 33 of the brace 20 when the table is set up for use, it being understood that in this position the pin 26 engages the notch 24 in the guide 23. This tension bar 31 is further rovided near its end with a notch 32', whlch is adapted to engage the transverse bar 13 of the legs 11 and the free end of this tension bar 31 slides in the space between the bars 16. A pin 33 carried by the tension bar 31 prevents displacement of the end of the bar relative to the space between the bars 16.

When the ironing table is set up as shown in Fig. 1, to knock down the same it'is only necessary to turn the ironing board 5 up on its end,'disengage the pin 26 in end of brace 20, from groove in notch 24 in brace guide 23,

at the same time disenga 'ng the lower end of brace 20 from the note 32 in the tension bar 31. This will permit the brace 20 rocking about its pivot 21 and will permit the ironing board 5 to be brou ht in contact with 1e 18. After this has een done, the bar 31 1s disengaged from the transversely extending bar 13 and will permit the legs 11 swinging about the rod 10 and move into contact with the legs" 18. The tension bar 31 is notched as at 38 to receive the transversely extended bar\1'3 and as the transversely extended bar 13 passes into said notch, the hook member 34 on leg 18 will engage the plate 35 on said bar 13 to retain the several parts in their folded position.

To again set up the device, it is only necessary to disengage the hook 342 from the plate 35 and swing the legs 11 about the rod 10' until the notch 32 in the tension bar enages the transverse bar 13. The ironing oard 5 is now lifted and the brace 20 is rocked about its pivotal point 21 until its lower end engages the notch 32 in the tension bar and the pin 26 engages the notch 24 of the guide member 23. With the parts in this position, the ironing board 5 Wlll be securely supported for use.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention provides a new and improved ironing table in which a high degree of rigidity is had when the device is supported for use, and, at the same 'time', the invention providesan ironing table which may be compactly folded to occupy but little space when not in use.

What is claimed is:

1. An ironing table comprising an ironing board, a plurality of vertically disposed legs pivotally secured to one end of the ironing board, a plurality of angularly disposed legs pivotally connected to one end of the table, a tension bar connecting said angularly disposed legs and said vertically disposed legs,.and a brace pivotally connected to the angularly disposed legs, one end of said brace engaging beneath the ironing board and the opposite end of said brace engaging the tension bar to support one end of the board.

2. In an ironing table, an ironing board, a plurality of vertically disposed legs pivotally connected to said ironing board, a plurality of angularly disposed legs pivotally connected to the ironing board at the point of connection of the vertically disposed legs, a tension bar ivotall carried y the angularly disposed egs an adapted for engagement with the vertically disposed legs to prevent relative movement of the angularl disposed and vertically disposed legs, an a brace one end of which engages the ironing board and the other end of which engages the tension bar to support the ironing board in operative position.

I 3. A folding ironing table comprising an ironing board, vertically disposed legs pivot ally connected to the ironing board, angularly disposed legs pivotally connected to the ironing board at the point of connection of the verticall disposed legs, transverse braces carried by the vertically disposed legs, a tension bar pivotally connected to the angularly disposed legs, said tension bar having a notch adapted to receive one of the transverse braces of the vertically disposed legs to prevent relative movement be tween the vertically disposed legs and the angularly disposed legs, a brace pivotally connected intermediate its ends to the angularly disposed legs, one end of said brace being adapted to engage the ironing board, the other end of said brace engaging the tension bar, and means for preventing movement of that end of the brace which engages the ironing board.

4. n a folding ironing table, an ironing board, a plurality of vertically disposed legs pivotally carried by the ironing board, a plurality of angularly disposed legs pivotally connected to the ironing board, transverse brares carried by the vertically disposed legs, a tension bar ivotally connected at one end to the angu arly disposed legs and having a notch in its free end to re ceive one of the transverse braces to prevent relative movement between the vertically disposed legs and angularly disposed legs, and uide bars carried by the vertically disposed legs and adapted to receive the notched end of the tension bar to maintain said notched end in proper position relative to the vertically-disposed legs.

EDWARD L. GOLDEN. 

